I know nothing of the pirate stations, so this was particularly enlightening. Thanks!
@RingwayManchester
22 күн бұрын
Wow that’s so kind of you! Thanks so so much!
@fuzzydunlop7928
23 күн бұрын
Fun Fact: Rabbits aren't rodents. That kinda adds an extra layer of humor to this whole thing. Commander Bunny is stolen valor.
@ZGryphon
23 күн бұрын
Maybe he was a rabbit leading an army of rats. Wouldn't be the first time a dictator didn't come from the nation he was leading to war...
@bigdatapimp
23 күн бұрын
Didn't believe you since they have been rodents my whole life... checked to make sure I wasn't simply remembering wrong. Apparently, it has "changed". The more you know...👍
@c.ryan.shryock
23 күн бұрын
You stole my thunder. Apparently, "Lagomorph Revolution" doesn't quite roll of the tongue as easily...
@Tevruden
23 күн бұрын
That was my first though! Rabbits are order Lagomorpha, rodents are order Rodentia.
@katakana1
23 күн бұрын
@@bigdatapimp Like how Pluto used to be a planet, it seems. I wonder when you were taught that, from what I can find rabbits stopped being considered rodents early in the 20th century, and I don't think you're that old.
@wpherigo1
23 күн бұрын
Tire pressure is a reference to a problem with Ford Explorer SUVs losing stability at highway speeds. Ford attributed this to improper tire pressure.
@patrickglaser1560
22 күн бұрын
Firestone was absolved of guilt because Ford reccomended lower tire pressure for a comfortable ride. Firestone reccomended higher pressure.
@NickTaylorRickPowers
21 күн бұрын
Is this the ford exploder
@83Yankee
21 күн бұрын
@@NickTaylorRickPowers, yes, that’s where the nickname comes from.
@tex1138
22 күн бұрын
At no point did I have any idea where this story was going next.
@RingwayManchester
22 күн бұрын
You and me both
@StalinTheMan0fSteel
23 күн бұрын
The whole thing sounds like a front page story from the "Weekly World News" tabloid! Like "Hillary chooses Bigfoot as her running mate!" And who could forget..."I was Bigfoot's love slave!" 8-)
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
23 күн бұрын
Hillary would be better off if she chose Bigfoot...🤭
@HustleMuscleGhias
23 күн бұрын
And Bat Boy!
@sinkrust1
22 күн бұрын
@@HustleMuscleGhias I thought it was "Bat Child"?
@StalinTheMan0fSteel
22 күн бұрын
@@HustleMuscleGhias True! I my favorite would have to be "The Alien!" He graced many covers! 😆
@robbosmanymusings
22 күн бұрын
Hi! This is the Scott Robson mentioned at 13:22. I’m sure I did decrypt these back in the day. I’ll try again soon!
@RingwayManchester
22 күн бұрын
Hey Scott!! Keep us posted
@gordslater
22 күн бұрын
This proves you're only ever 5 persons removed from Royalty (or a Donut/Puzzle Palace watchlist, for that matter)
@GigsVT
21 күн бұрын
The second one definitely has a repeated phrase. One possibility is "love for all time", or "love for all sites" With such a short repeated phrase it's hard to nail down which of the possibilities it is.
@robbosmanymusings
20 күн бұрын
@@RingwayManchester I have re-listened to the mp3 file and decoded the second message as repeating '5 8 2 2 14 1 17 18 1 14 2 4 13 18 3 4' - decodes as 'HELLOMRSMOLINKSI' = Hello Mr Smolinksi - That refers to Chris Smolinski of HFU fame (I am a regular there on board and discord). The first message is still not decoding.. but the letters are a repeat of '11 14 14 1 8 19 18 9 23 13 12 17 7'
@robbosmanymusings
20 күн бұрын
@@RingwayManchester I have re-listened to the mp3 file and decoded the second message as repeating '5 8 2 2 14 1 17 18 1 14 2 4 13 18 3 4' - decodes as 'HELLOMRSMOLINKSI' = Hello Mr Smolinksi - That refers to Chris Smolinski of HFU fame (I am a regular there on board and discord). The first message is still not decoding.. but the letters are a repeat of '11 14 14 1 8 19 18 9 23 13 12 17 7'
@WOFFY-qc9te
23 күн бұрын
01:38 " Its going to be confusing ", Lewis this is becoming a habit.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
23 күн бұрын
*_"You realize of course THIS means WAR!"_* - Bugs Bunny 😉
@N0LSD
23 күн бұрын
WBNY is actually the callsign of an FCC-licensed FM college radio station, originating from Buffalo State University in Buffalo, NY, USA, and operating on 91.3MHz. It was in operation during the time of this shortwave pirate, and the callsign itself has a storied history in the Buffalo, NY area.
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
That’s true but it’s unrelated
@KristianWontroba
22 күн бұрын
@@RingwayManchesterPerhaps so, but the commenter wasn’t necessarily asserting either a causal or even a relational link. Rather, an interesting coincidental and (somewhat tangentially) relevant information set was shared here. Such things I appreciate as they add a bit of spice to a story and as I enjoy to learn novel information.
@ulflyng
22 күн бұрын
@@KristianWontroba yup, fun to know, not nessecary need to know - like these videos
@dennisgrimm2404
22 күн бұрын
91.3 kHz is alphanumeric anagram for 3(c) 9(i) 1(a). I grew up local and f'd with pirate radio broadcast, often. Most of these broadcasts are for resistance groups but the #1 intelligence asset recruitment tool. Only top tier code makers and breaker can decode.
@johnsmith7676
3 күн бұрын
@@dennisgrimm2404 LEL. Weaksauce troll attempt.
@graemedavidson499
23 күн бұрын
Last time I was this confused, I had just watched the last episode of Prisoner.
@321CatboxWA
23 күн бұрын
Look out for the bouncing beach ball of doom!
@graemedavidson499
23 күн бұрын
@@321CatboxWAI’m quite certain, by the end of the broadcast, I’d still not know who was number one!
@bernardevans1
23 күн бұрын
Look up Jays Analysis The Prisoner
@usvalve
23 күн бұрын
I'm not a numbers station, I'm a free man!
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
23 күн бұрын
*_"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own."_*
@razatlab100
23 күн бұрын
"hey hey we're the monkeys" 😂
@SnabbKassa
22 күн бұрын
Rejected alternative title for On the Origin of Species
@gunier.j.kintgenanimations
22 күн бұрын
People say that we monkey around
@pjosephlthewonder5082
22 күн бұрын
I remember some of these broadcasts when I was in the Navy. I made no recordings, but I feel I should have. I tried to get a Bunny for President tee, paid for it but never got it. Thanks for the memories. Peace
@allenshepard7992
23 күн бұрын
"Pinky and the Brian" rodents taking over the world.
@StuAnderson90
23 күн бұрын
And the Brian? 😂 " He's not the Messiah he's a very naughty boy"
@christopherlewis1847
21 күн бұрын
@@StuAnderson90Bwian?
@supermiketully
20 күн бұрын
I remember when I was a child in around 1995 at the coach bus terminal in Montreal, a pretty woman made a call with public phone, and she played a noise from a hand recorder, that sounded like a modem connecting to the internet but with more tone . It had lasted less than a minute and no talk, she looked at me fixedly when she saw me watching her, before leaving. it was very weird.
@blackmoon9511
14 күн бұрын
lol a Blue Box, love it!
@johnsmith7676
3 күн бұрын
I remember that day in Montreal, vividly. That was actually my wife... We "worked" together, at the time. She was concerned you had "discovered" her, and recommended action be taken. I told her not to worry about you, that you were no real threat, and to spare you. You're welcome.
@RowanHawkins
2 күн бұрын
She was sending a fax, but was all out of toilet paper.
@b.slocumb7763
23 күн бұрын
OMG the bunny voice sounds like the guy I call “The Radio Troll” that my dad watches on youtube. He is a radio repair guy and a total wingnut who uses about a thousand annoying sound bytes in every video and has a thing for ventriloquist dummies, and probably garden gnomes too. Talk about a trigger! I can’t stand to be in the house when my dad starts watching his videos (fyi my dad is 82 and very much a stereotype). Ack!
@Alan-vy5ih
22 күн бұрын
What's the channels name?
@b.slocumb7763
22 күн бұрын
@@Alan-vy5ih I don’t know and don’t want to go looking for it or I might barf. You’ll know right away when you find it though. The guy has an almost cartoony old guy voice and he repairs antique radios. Within a minute he will have either done a stupid skit or will have sound bytes from cartoons and movies and TV kick in, and they will keep happening every ten or twenty seconds. They usually relate to whatever he just said. I really wonder if he has a background in ham radio too and if he could have been involved in that sort of thing. He doesn’t sound mentally stable.
@KeystoneInvestigations
23 күн бұрын
I'm not a Hare So don't dispair You all may think this is funny The radio is on The message is strong And I'm Commander Bunny!
@thes764
23 күн бұрын
That was the first US pirate I heard here in Europe, Cpt. Bunny with a show called "Monkey Dumbass Teleton". Thanks for covering this one!
@Logic44
23 күн бұрын
1:09 Holy shit, this dude is the Frieza of rodents lmao
@stubeedoo8259
23 күн бұрын
That was the best laugh I've had for a couple of weeks! Thanks Ringway Manchester.
@simonmason8582
13 күн бұрын
I met Tom Sevart when he was stationed at RAF Chicksands until it closed down in 1997. He is now a friend on Facebook.
@christopherlewis1847
21 күн бұрын
Love these stories. These folks had a lot of fun with their broadcasts. Thanks, Lewis!
@necademous
21 күн бұрын
The "Tire pressure" maybe a reference to George Carlin? It was part of a skit about God talking to a TV evangelist in his dreams.Telling him to check his tire pressure in the middle of the night.
@oldfartonabmx2122
22 күн бұрын
Rabbits top of the rodent hierarchy ? My Jack Russel ate one for breakfast on the weekend...🤣
@Sonny_McMacsson
22 күн бұрын
ONE It's about numbers. Let him try to eat 100.
@josedorsaith5261
18 күн бұрын
@@Sonny_McMacsson Have you met a Jack Russel? That's easy for them
@TheRisenPeopleEire
23 күн бұрын
"I think pun should mean Punch them in the face" you sir are a legend lol.
@vr6swp
23 күн бұрын
Reminds me of Dr Demento or Church of The Subgenius
@SybilKibble
23 күн бұрын
or Rapid T Rabbit and Friends, who had interviewed Dr Demento on his NYC show
@tech34756
23 күн бұрын
I couldn't watch this episode without constantly thinking of a "The Goodies" episode where they were up against "Big Bunny". Also, I'll be disappointed if "Ozzie Fudd" didn't use "kill the wabbit" as their intro song.
@professornuke7562
22 күн бұрын
Invasion of the Moon Creatures is definitely one of the best episodes.
@gordslater
22 күн бұрын
@@professornuke7562rumour has it that Mr Ringway is secretly a GrandMaster in Ecky Thump and holds 3 Black Puddin Trophies off t'moor.
@joshwag9136
23 күн бұрын
Great video. I live in the u.s, and our pirate stations on shortwave were very strange. Usually jokes, and silly inside jokes. We used to have dance music wmpr years ago, the only one that actually had a normal music broadcast was wmpr, and XFM.
@paulstubbs7678
22 күн бұрын
Like 'Tire pressure alerts'?
@rmcrae62
22 күн бұрын
I just checked my calendar, it's not April 1st.
@christianlainesse4281
22 күн бұрын
link with Buckaroo Banzai movie? John Lithgow's character quote: "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!"
@MattSF23
22 күн бұрын
this is what I was wondering, did their use of "monkey boy" pre-date Buckaroo Banzai's release (summer 1984)? 😀
@MrKarlGP
22 күн бұрын
The entire thing sounds like a Discordian prank lol
@justjennie7394
14 күн бұрын
You have to admit, radio pirates are wicked creative
@abitofabitofabit4404
23 күн бұрын
I seem to remember a pirate FM station in Hollywood, FL that upset drivers' keyless entry and/or TPMS systems near the transmitter site. Terrible intermodulation problems I guess.
@paulstubbs7678
22 күн бұрын
Crappy receivers and sheer front end overload. I've heard of a few cases where certain models of cars could drive up to a transmitter site, but could never be started to leave, they had to be pushed a fair distance away before they'd start.
@johnsmith7676
3 күн бұрын
@@paulstubbs7678 Modern vehicles... Junk. So easy to immobilise.
@lesturner
23 күн бұрын
I think after preparing the script for this video, Lewis had a long lie down. Great content as ever!
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
You’re right! This one took ages
@yakacm
19 күн бұрын
The tyre pressure thing relates to tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) on cars. TPMS use radio frequencies to transmit the tyre pressure to your cars ECU, to be displayed on the dash. Anyway, they transmit on license free bands, such as 315 MHz which can easily be received with an RTL-SDR.
@Spee2k12
23 күн бұрын
I am new to your channel, I am very much enjoying it! I have watched many of your videos now, all so fascinating and educational, keep up the great work!
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@rEdf196
22 күн бұрын
I remember WBNY I never heard it myself I remember many mentions of it in Popular Communications magazine, The Ace. but I did hear many pirates on shortwave 7415 and 6955 kHz in the 1990's. Great memories..
@chucksayers1248
23 күн бұрын
how i remember those days. lots pf fun
@StreakyP
23 күн бұрын
Commander Bunny for president & was cheated out of winning.... Now where have we heard that recently?.... Maybe we have just identified him
@mrahob275
23 күн бұрын
Tell Al Fansome to check his tire pressure !!!
@binky_bun
23 күн бұрын
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies. And whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, Prince with the Swift Warning. Be cunning and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed.
@digitalchaos1980
23 күн бұрын
1:40 Anti-climb paint. I never knew this was a thing, wow. 🤔 🤔
@eadweard.
22 күн бұрын
Evidently the Storror Army is not, in fact, "in da house".
@gordslater
22 күн бұрын
It's sticky slimy paint that never really sets hard - the idea is it makes your hands slip and makes a hell of a mess. You can defeat it by dusting it with cement dust over the course of a few days. So I'm told, anyways. Oh and Tufanega is best for removing it from your hands after an initial rub with hand sanitizer gel. My mate told me. Yeah, anyways.
@josedorsaith5261
18 күн бұрын
It's like Grease and will stain anything it touches. It's great
@Vtarngpb
22 күн бұрын
You ever listened to the radio? …on WEED?
@andrewwyard9678
20 күн бұрын
Golden, should have been an April 1st special.
@Bones-Radio
23 күн бұрын
Love it, these guys are brilliant ! I listen to shortwave for this kind of thing.
@SpikeKastleman
23 күн бұрын
Beautiful spillway shot! Love it, RWM.
@Peter_S_
23 күн бұрын
I saw that opening picture and immediately wondered, Ladybower?
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
Well spotted
@KK-no7be
23 күн бұрын
Got a question for all the gurus on here. When I was a kid in the 70s, I used to hear a morse code transmission on either MW or LW. As far as I could work out, it was the word LOVE repeated over and over. Does anyone else remember it, or what the signal was for? I've still got the radio, it was a xmas present from my parents in 1973. Cheers.
@SSJIndy
22 күн бұрын
Possibly the nav beacon at Love Field Dallas TX? Although these are typically 3 letters
@gordslater
22 күн бұрын
@@SSJIndy KDAL's NDB is c/s LV on 275kHz. It's an old field, 1930s, hence the two-letter c/s I thin I logged it once as DX but I may have been at sea or somewhere in CONUS at the time.
@gordslater
22 күн бұрын
@KK-no7be give us your approximate location in the world and we can have a think. Nearest hundred miles is close enough to make an educated guess if it's a utility station marker, thought it could well be a pirate/cult station lol
@KK-no7be
22 күн бұрын
Thanks for the replies so far. I should have said I'm in England UK. It was quite a good signal, had no trouble picking it up on a small radio.
@CrvrMb
23 күн бұрын
Hmmmmm. I’m a few hours from Belfast, NY. Might have to take a road trip. 👀
@mattomite9097
22 күн бұрын
Always love your videos no matter where they take us. This one was wild. Love the graphics of WBNY. Great job
@wisteela
17 күн бұрын
Fantastic. It's amazing they were able keep going for so long.
@simonmason8582
13 күн бұрын
George Zeller and I used to be regular names in Popular Communications and Monitoring Times in the 1980's. He sadly died in a fire in April 2021.
@MrBeaker74
21 күн бұрын
They were meme's before the Internet. :D
@Boodieman72
23 күн бұрын
WBNY is a college radio station at Buffalo State University in Buffalo, NY. Not sure where that fits into the timeframe though.
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
It’s unrelated, but cheers for the tip
@Boodieman72
23 күн бұрын
@@RingwayManchester I thought it would be.
@ruperterskin2117
17 күн бұрын
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
@MaxWalker-cs5wy
23 күн бұрын
Hey Ringway Manchester is the plughole at ladybower dam?
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
It is!
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
23 күн бұрын
I do not know what that means, but I know what it sounds like...🤭
@paulstubbs7678
22 күн бұрын
Good spot
@MaxWalker-cs5wy
22 күн бұрын
@@RingwayManchester I've been up the outlets and looked up the plughole from the bottom obviously the water levels was far below the rim at the time lol Another good dam we used to frequent was dam flask up loxley that has a lovely spillway that looks like a giant staircase when flowing over the dam overflow would make a good reference to your videos as it could refer to the signal waterfall you use in your videos
@fookingsog
23 күн бұрын
Would have been cool if Doctor Steel would have had his own pirate radio!!! 😎👍🏻
@Level-Limit
22 күн бұрын
This is weird guys! Nice find! 😮
@dafoex
10 күн бұрын
Gotta have the right tyre pressure just in case you need to quickly escape from the Ofcom thralls! Or, uh, the FCC in Commander Bunny's case
@SocialistDistancing
23 күн бұрын
One difference between this , and other more legit number stations, is the double digits. Mind you, the pad,or code is based on the alphabet and not mathematical. The whole thing reminds me of T C. Douglas and mouseland.
@drakegypsy5151
21 күн бұрын
could you look into 8365kHz USB? sounds like a cousin of the buzzer
@MattSmith38258
22 күн бұрын
Bring from around Belfast NY I barely remember being told of special radio broadcasts as a kid (actual kid in 90s, born in 80s) but radio wasn’t too big other than periods when friends obsesssd about birthday announcements, and brain teasers. Of course school closings too. But if y’all need a local to drop by and look anywhere specific or perform a test, I’d be happy to message me.
@ek8710
23 күн бұрын
Just saw your aviation submission on Lucas' channel :D
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
Oh yeah! He did ask, I couldn’t say no haha
@weathercaster
22 күн бұрын
Ah yes, that time when what began as a silly radio antic became incorporated as cover by a certain group in order to covertly communicate over open airwaves.
@johnnorth9355
23 күн бұрын
Good grief they were consuming some powerful stuff back then ! Not that most would remember now.
@bytesabre
23 күн бұрын
As everyone with a passing familiarity with Sam and Max knows, Rabbits are lagomorphs not rodents, as some here have already stated :)
@bytesabre
23 күн бұрын
Also this is funny as hell
@user-kn3sv6jg4h
23 күн бұрын
Blow your mind a bit: They're not kidding about the Rodent Factor. "People" is such a loose term anymore.
@samiam5557
22 күн бұрын
LOL sounds like a big joke that grew.
@elocemearg
22 күн бұрын
8:17, 12:40, and 15:38 for the number station bits.
@misterbacon4933
23 күн бұрын
I love this! ❤👍😀
@scottlarson1548
22 күн бұрын
I didn't know they had color SSTV. It was all black and white back when I was decoding it.
@mistie710
21 күн бұрын
But rabbits aren't rodents. They are lagomorphs.
@kevinbyrne4538
12 күн бұрын
The bunnies are winning in my town. The town is overrun with bunnies.
@Hold_My_Pocket
23 күн бұрын
The money, time and organisation is mind blowing
@jheinrichk
22 күн бұрын
man, that was a weird topic and I appreciate this episode. the whole listening experience from SW to 2m and FM repeaters sounds so strange to me when scanning. I'm newish to RF with my Nooelec SDR, some DIY antennas and whatever free time I can spare for it. I'll come out and admit I'm intimidated by big stuff like towers, cellular equipment (disguised as the ugliest trees in southern California) and such massive structures. I always find myself walking to the opposite side of the street when passing emitter sites and even electrical switch stations. I guess it's like being afraid of the dark or something--which I'm not. All the mmWave stuff at street intersections adds to my sense of unease and fascination.; though, I have yet to blame RF as to the reason for my recent string of R/C airplane crashes haha
@monkeymanstones1
21 күн бұрын
Monkeyboy... Clearly not directed at me...
@Jor-d2i
22 күн бұрын
These bunnies must have a lot of spare time unlike other herbivores that spend most daylight hours eating
@SteamCrane
18 күн бұрын
Reminiscent of Pinky + The Brain.
@evyatarmery9688
23 күн бұрын
My head is burning from this video😂 I didn’t understand much of this😂🤯
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
Me too 😂😂
@leftymclefterson582
19 күн бұрын
What a legendary story 😆
@SpyStaMia
23 күн бұрын
7:15 - you mean “crackhead” 😊
@kevinjbakertribe
22 күн бұрын
I am probably being Captain Stupid but what was "tire pressure" (I know - you said don't ask!)
@markrix
22 күн бұрын
You silly rabbit ❤
@КГБКолДжорджКостанца
23 күн бұрын
Wooooooo another ringway video
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
Hope you enjoyed it!
@crazyham
22 күн бұрын
That's Hilarious 🤣
@burgesj7
23 күн бұрын
You make my skin crawl worse than any current 'horror' movie! OMG
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
What me personally? 😂
@williambarry8015
20 күн бұрын
It's either extremely sinister? Or a bunch of super smart ham radio type nerds with too much time on their hands?
@lagomoof
23 күн бұрын
This seems relevant to my interests. (Profile pic related)
@bobsoldrecords1503
22 күн бұрын
The commander is sadly no longer with us.
@ianfinn2110
23 күн бұрын
First like. Love your videos, man! Thank you for inspiring me to pursue becoming a HAM.
@RingwayManchester
23 күн бұрын
Legend!
@RCAvhstape
22 күн бұрын
Apparently I missed all the fun, wasn't into SW during this time. But it also gives me major Dr. Demento vibes, and I grew up listening to that on rock radio stations. Was where I first heard Weird Al Yankovic back in the 80s.
@jchoward6451
22 күн бұрын
Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads. Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up ... yum! Doctor Demento was a dose of sanity across the Pacific on those mid-watches waiting for things to break so I could go fix them, listening to AFNG (Armed Forces Network Guam). Him and the Tooth Fairy ... oh, and Chicken Man - can't forget him: He's Everywhere, He's Everywhere! - Thanks for the comment, had a flashback of those crazy times!
@itechflagstaff
23 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@RingwayManchester
22 күн бұрын
Thank you so much !!!
@ProfessorBidoof
23 күн бұрын
at least elmer fudd has a gun. (yes i'm from USA)
@DeplorableprepperNYC
21 күн бұрын
I would love to listen to these shows is there like an archive
@ardeladimwit
22 күн бұрын
closing with Addams Family theme which was very short series, but fun. Rabbits were rodents up to 1912, but still are in generic terms regarding pests and vermin despite taxonomists and scientists trying to maintain order. Shame that Commander Bunny has fallen out of politics as definitely more intriguing than RFK jr or DJT and would be worthy UnderBunny for Harris.
@ThreeBeingOne
22 күн бұрын
Dude, I’m supposed to be working
@lawrup
23 күн бұрын
I wouldn't be surprised if it spewed the words Fire bow tutorial
@robmurg
23 күн бұрын
Drone flying is forbidden there, comrade. 😜
@Vingul
22 күн бұрын
4:47 *Rabbit* hole ;)
@KS-hj6xn
23 күн бұрын
The background music at the end is from the Adams Family..
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